coronel

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ(ə)nəl/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹənəl/ ==== Noun ==== coronel (plural coronels) Alternative form of cronel. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== coronel (plural coronels) Obsolete form of colonel. === References === “coronel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === coloner == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian colonnello, diminutive of colonna, from Latin columna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ku.ɾuˈne̞l] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ko.ɾoˈnɛl] IPA(key): (Central) [ku.ɾuˈnɛl] === Noun === coronel m (plural coronels) colonel ==== Derived terms ==== tinent coronel === Further reading === “coronel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “coronel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “coronel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “coronel”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coronel, borrowed from Middle French coronel or from Old Occitan coronel, from Italian colonnello. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɾoˈnɛl/ [ko.ɾoˈnɛɫ] Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === coronel m (plural coroneis, feminine coronela, feminine plural coronelas) colonel ==== Further reading ==== “coronel”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “coronel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “coronel”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “coronel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === coronel m (plural coronels) (Jersey) colonel == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French coronel, from Italian colonnello (“the officer of a small company of soldiers (column) that marched at the head of a regiment”), from compagnia colonnella (“little column company”), from Latin columna (“pillar”), from columen, contraction culmen (“a pillar, top, crown, summit”), o-grade form from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“going around”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw Hyphenation: co‧ro‧nel === Noun === coronel m (plural coronéis, feminine coronela, feminine plural coronelas) colonel (commissioned office in the armed services) (Brazil) a politician in rural areas ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Kadiwéu: goloneegi === Further reading === “coronel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “coronel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cnel. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Probably from Middle French colonel, from Italian colonnello, or alternatively from Old Occitan coronel, from a diminutive of Latin columna, becoming influenced by corona. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɾoˈnel/ [ko.ɾoˈnel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: co‧ro‧nel === Noun === coronel m (plural coroneles, feminine coronel or coronela, feminine plural coroneles or coronelas) colonel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: koronel === Further reading === “coronel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025